Treasure Hunt: I Can Possess Infinitely

Chapter 122 Seabed Fossils
Elder Qin laughed immediately.

"This one, about two to three hundred thousand!"

"what?"

This time, even Chu Wen showed a surprised expression, a little unbelievable.

Only 30 million?Is there a mistake?Far less than a piece of porcelain, does it feel unreasonable?Is jade so worthless?Not to mention ancient jade, even if it is new jade, better quality can break [-] every minute!
Mr. Qin explained to Chu Wen and others: "Among the ancient jades, the price of the Ming Dynasty is the lowest, which is far lower than that of the Qing Dynasty. However, it also means that the jades of the Ming Dynasty have a large room for appreciation."

Ming Dynasty jade articles are rich in categories and have a wide range of uses.However, the craftsmanship is generally rough, so there is a saying that it is rough and bright.The sources of court jade materials in the Ming Dynasty were limited, and the quality of jade wares in the early and middle periods was not high, while the degree of commercialization and secularization of jade wares in the late period deepened, reaching the highest level of jade making in the Ming Dynasty.

The number of auctions of Ming jade is only second to that of Qing jade, but the difference is far, the transaction price is far lower than that of Qing Dynasty, and the price of fine jade is also lower than that of Han jade and Song jade.Over the years, there have been only dozens of works worth more than one million yuan, and no works worth more than ten million yuan have yet appeared.

"For the time being, there are only two pieces of bright jade worth more than 300 million. You can imagine for yourself."

After hearing these words, Chu Wen was not interested in the jade vessel anymore.

"On the contrary, this hairpin is a rare treasure, it should be bestowed by the imperial palace." Elder Qin picked up another thing.

The body of the hairpin is flat and conical, and the pattern design is orderly.The upper layer is phoenix, peach blossom and butterfly; the lower layer is fairy peach and flowers.On the top is a big peach, under the peach is a phoenix about to fly, and under the phoenix are two small peaches side by side, with a smaller pearl in between.One ruby ​​is inlaid in the peach heart and the flower heart respectively, which adds to the festive atmosphere, and the back of the butterfly is a sapphire.

"The gem-set must be precious!"

It doesn't need to be said by Mr. Qin, as soon as everyone sees the gems on it, they will know that it is worth money.

Everyone found that there are quite a few things inlaid with gems.

"During the Ming Dynasty, were gemstones so common?"

"Then you don't know. In the Ming Dynasty, with the development of overseas trade and commodity economy, the concept of gold, jade and jewelry as a symbol of wealth was strengthened unprecedentedly. Following that, a considerable number of precious stones entered the country. Among them Many are this kind of red sapphire.

They usually come from Southeast Asia, as well as ancient India, Mount Ceylon, etc.

However, to say that it is very common, it is not.Japanese pirates must have robbed rich families. "

"Snatching our Chinese stuff, you deserve it if you die." A few young angry youths secretly said.

Finally, Chu Wen made some statistics.The total value of the treasures salvaged by this Japanese pirate ship is less than 8000 million yuan, which is about [-] million yuan.

Compared with the sunken ship in front, it is indeed much worse.

Therefore, everyone's bonus is only [-].

Just as Chu Wen and the others were about to go to the next stop, Elder Qin suddenly said, "Wait, can you move the sunken ship? The one on the bottom doesn't seem to be an ordinary stone."

Even Chu Wen didn't notice this.

The sunken ship was only about 20 meters away.Such a small boat, the Japanese dare to use it to cross such a large ocean, it is really desperate.

For the wreck of about 20 meters, it is easy for Chu Wen's salvage ship to remove it.

The huge sum of [-] million yuan was not paid in vain. After some operations, the sunken Japanese pirate ship was thrown aside like tattered.

At this time, the things under the sea are revealed.It turned out to be a huge skeleton, about six or seven meters long, which looked like a dinosaur.There is no doubt that it is a fossil.

"Were there dinosaurs in the ocean before?" Liu Lixian and others were amazed.

Chu Wen rolled his eyes: "I want you to read more, dinosaurs used to be the overlords of the earth for a long time, swimming in the water, crawling on the ground, and flying in the sky, complete with sea, land and air.

If I remember correctly, this should be the fossil of Liopleurodon. "

Liopleurodon was a marine reptile, and during the Late Jurassic, its stocky figure roamed around propelled by four medium-sized paddle fins.

Liopleurodon spent its entire life in the water, except when it came up to breathe.

In fact, it is a bit like the current crocodile.

In Britain, Russia, Germany and other places, fossils of Liopleurodon have also been found, indicating that it was widely distributed in the early oceans.

"Such a complete large-scale biological fossil is rare, so you might as well salvage it back. No matter at home or abroad, this kind of fossil is quite valuable." Qin Lao reminded Chu Wen.

Especially overseas, auctions of dinosaur fossils are very common.A complete fossil skeleton can often be photographed in millions, or even tens of millions.

Not to mention dinosaur fossils, dinosaur egg fossils have been sold at high prices.

On the domestic black market, a fossilized dinosaur egg ranges from tens of thousands of yuan to as many as 10 yuan, and the price on the foreign black market is even higher.

"Is it forbidden to trade domestically?" Chu Wen thought a little troublesome.

Mr. Qin revealed a little: "Fossils are strictly forbidden to be traded publicly in China, but Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are all allowed to be auctioned. It's okay! If you really want to trade, I will help you deal with it when the time comes."

He still has this ability.

In fact, if you look at it as a research expert, it is not convenient for Mr. Qin to do such a thing, nor does he suggest or advocate trading such precious fossils.

Private buyers and auction houses are driving up prices for dinosaur fossils, making it harder for museums and scientists to acquire new fossils.

Although many scientists have stated that fossils are irreplaceable natural heritage and should not be freely traded commodities, from a purely legal point of view, it is legal to buy and sell fossils in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States.Scientists and museums have nothing to say about this.

Like China, the law clearly stipulates that it cannot be publicly traded, which is rare in the world.

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Qin." Chu Wen thanked.

Although he also has a way to deal with it, but it must be the best if he can make a regular shot!

Mr. Qin didn't talk too much, and immediately started to make contact.His circle is very large, and there are many friends who like to collect. There are all kinds of collecting hobbies. Naturally, there is no shortage of people who like to collect fossils.

Soon, he was talking to a friend who opened a private paleontological fossil museum.

The other party is willing to buy it at a price of 700 million, preparing to use it as the treasure of the town hall.

"I'm fine! But no one will trouble me, right?" Chu Wen said.

"It's okay! My friend, everything in the museum will be donated to the country in the future, so the government will not make things difficult for you, don't worry!"

Good guy!
This time, Chu Wen calmed down.

It has to be said that some collectors are indeed noble.It is purely a personal hobby for people to play collection.Therefore, they generally donate their collections to the country before they die.

Most collectors, especially the rich, they just want to make money, and it is impossible to donate.

(End of this chapter)